Category · Treasury Board object code 1171
Medical supplies, etc: federal contracts
Federal contracts filed under this object code: who sold it, and to which departments.
- Total value
- $4.6B
- Contracts
- 4,248
- Median contract
- $22K
- Non-competitive
- 51%
- of 4,196 contracts that say how they were awarded
Federal contracts over $10,000, contracts dated Jan 2004 to Sep 2026, each counted once at its latest reported value. Source: Treasury Board proactive publication of contracts, published October 13, 2026.
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
When a contract’s period ends, the department often extends it or puts the work out to tender again; the record doesn’t say which.
9 federal contracts of $100,000 or more, worth $8M, end between October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2027. Largest first:
Every department’s contracts ending soon
Federal contracts of $100,000 or more whose end date falls between October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2027: the date each department last reported for the end of the contract period (or delivery), each contract counted once at its latest reported value. Source: Treasury Board proactive publication of contracts, published October 13, 2026.
By buyer, in detail
Departments with at least 40 contracts in this category.
- Public Health Agency of Canada $4.4B
- Indigenous Services Canada $57.9M
- National Defence $18.9M
- Correctional Service of Canada $13.7M
- Health Canada $13.4M
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada $11.4M
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police $6.7M
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| CAE Inc. | 1 | $283M |
| Mufactor Ltd. | 1 | $257M |
| Fti Professional Grade Inc. | 1 | $237M |
| Thornhill Medical | 3 | $201M |
| Amd Medicom Inc. | 2 | $181M |
| Campbell Drug Stores Ltd | 1 | $176M |
| Supermax Healthcare Canada Inc. | 2 | $174M |
| Canadian Emergency Ventilators Inc. | 1 | $170M |
| Virtual Possibilities Division | 1 | $169M |
| Cepheid Inc. (Cad Funds) | 1 | $134M |
| Logistik Unicorp Inc. | 1 | $126M |
| Isoplex Inc | 1 | $116M |
| The Stevens Company Limited | 50 | $110M |
| Fluid Energy Group Ltd. | 1 | $106M |
| Luminultra Technologies Ltd | 3 | $104M |
| Woolly Mammoth Outerwear Inc | 2 | $99.3M |
| Wazana Clothing Inc. | 1 | $97.8M |
| Bio Nuclear Diagnostics Inc. | 21 | $68.6M |
| Roche Diagnostics | 27 | $67.5M |
| Roudel Medical And Surgical | 2 | $62.3M |
| Inksmith Limited | 1 | $56.6M |
| ESBE Scientific Industries Inc. | 14 | $52.9M |
| Illumina Canada | 773 | $51.9M |
| Joseph Ribkoff Inc. | 1 | $49M |
| J.Sterling Industries Ltd | 1 | $48.8M |
Plus 372 contracts ($605M) to individuals, sole proprietors and vendors this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Buyers
The departments and agencies that bought.
| Department or agency | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health Agency of Canada | 2,461 | $4.4B |
| Indigenous Services Canada | 434 | $57.9M |
| National Defence | 209 | $18.9M |
| Correctional Service of Canada | 241 | $13.7M |
| Health Canada | 285 | $13.4M |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | 306 | $11.4M |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 177 | $6.7M |
| Elections Canada | 3 | $3.8M |
| Global Affairs Canada | 25 | $2.1M |
| Statistics Canada | 35 | $2.1M |
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | 4 | $1.3M |
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | 7 | $1M |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | 20 | $411K |
| Canada Border Services Agency | 14 | $273K |
| Department of Justice Canada | 2 | $171K |
| Shared Services Canada | 1 | $157K |
| Polar Knowledge Canada | 1 | $124K |
| Natural Resources Canada | 3 | $116K |
| Transport Canada | 5 | $107K |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 7 | $78K |
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | $31K |
| 2012 | 4 | $49K |
| 2013 | 3 | $503K |
| 2014 | 19 | $345K |
| 2015 | 18 | $934K |
| 2016 | 25 | $924K |
| 2017 | 287 | $7.8M |
| 2018 | 295 | $10.7M |
| 2019 | 283 | $14.8M |
| 2020 | 532 | $3.9B |
| 2021 | 334 | $503M |
| 2022 | 487 | $30.8M |
| 2023 | 636 | $35.8M |
| 2024 | 540 | $25.3M |
| 2025 | 527 | $26.3M |
| 2026 | 257 | $16.1M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Non-competitive | 2,136 | $4.2B |
| Competitive | 1,563 | $165M |
| Competitive: open bidding | 471 | $157M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 17 | $6M |
| Advance contract award notice | 9 | $2.1M |
| Not stated | 52 | $2M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Goods | 4,077 | $4.6B |
| Services | 123 | $9.1M |
| Not stated | 48 | $1.9M |